How our blog got its name
Sidney Hillman was a powerful national figure during the Great Depression, a key supporter of the New Deal, and a close ally of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
When the rumor spread that President Roosevelt ordered his party leaders to “clear it with Sidney” before announcing Harry S. Truman as his 1944 running mate, conservative critics turned on the phrase, trumpeting it as proof that the president was under the thumb of “Big Labor.”
Over the years, the phrase lost its sting and became a testament to Hillman's influence.
It's hard to imagine a labor leader wielding that kind clout today, but we like the idea—and we hope Sidney would give thumbs up to our blog.
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#Sidney's Pics: "Right to Work," Fire, Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder, and Other Miserable Things
- The Michigan House passed so-called "right to work" legislation on Thursday and the governor says he'll sign the bill after it passes the GOP-controlled state senate.
- The Michigan bill has a carve-out for police and firefighters' unions, which have traditionally supported the Republicans.
- Echoes of the Triangle Fire: Managers blocked exits before a blaze killed 112 garment workers in Bangladesh.
- 2012 Hillman Prize-winner Seth Freed Wessler reports on the labor struggles of fast food workers for Colorlines.
- On Sunday, the Tampa Bay Times published a compassionate and informative profile of a woman living with a rare and debilitating condition known as persistent genital arousal disorder. Tragically, the subject took her own life.
[Photo credit: Wander Mule, Creative Commons.]
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